Rochefort-en-Yvelines
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view of church exterior - south portal - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lionel Allorge, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2011 by Lionel Allorge [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_de_Rochefort-en-Yvelines_2011_61.jpg] [accessed 18 September 2019]
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view of church exterior - south portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lionel Allorge, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2011 by Lionel Allorge [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_de_Rochefort-en-Yvelines_2011_59.jpg] [accessed 18 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lionel Allorge, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2011 by Lionel Allorge [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_de_Rochefort-en-Yvelines_2011_53.jpg] [accessed 18 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
information
Scene Description: plaque outside the church shows plan and dates of construction
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lionel Allorge, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2011 by Lionel Allorge [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_de_Rochefort-en-Yvelines_2011_50.jpg] [accessed 18 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04730ROC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Gilles-et-de-l'Assumption / Église de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rochefort
Font Location in Church: At the entrance to the chapelle de la Vierge
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles] & The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: original church probably 11thC castle church/chapel -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00087590] with dates "11e siècle, 12e siècle"
Church Address: 1 rue de l'Eglise, 78730 Rochefort-en-Yvelines, France
Site Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the D988, N of the A10-D50, 4-5 km ENE of Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, 8-9 km SE of Rambouillet
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Versailles
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines (2000) as a monolithic square baptismal font shaped like a Carolingian capital and dated to the 11th century; it is badly damaged and eroded, with parts missing, but it still manages to suggest the piece that it once was; the basin sides have each a large foliage motif; one original metal staple remains at the upper rim. The font is raised on a square composite plinth. No cover present.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 425526 5381800
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.584851, 1.99015
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 35′ 5.47″ N, 1° 59′ 24.54″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, millstone grit [meulière]
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes des Yvelines [2 vols.], Paris: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 791